COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Colton, G.W.
Date:
1861
Short Title:
Frontispiece: Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans.
Publisher:
J.H. Colton
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Frontispiece
Obj Height cm:
46
Obj Width cm:
40
Note:
Full page illustration showing four women and the tools of geographers and navigators: globe, telescope, sextant, palette, brushes, reference books, hourglass. Also has an anchor, a piece of coastline with a city, and some mountains and rocks.
Full Title:
(Frontispiece to) Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Accompanied By One Hundred And Sixty-Eight Pages Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard S. Fisher, M.D. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1861. Entered ... One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-six ... Entered ... 1860, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
List No:
2441.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
C.Wise
Publication Author:
Colton, G.W.
Pub Date:
1861
Pub Title:
Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps And Plans, On One Hundred And Eight Imperial Folio Sheets, Accompanied By One Hundred And Sixty-Eight Pages Letter-Press Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard S. Fisher, M.D. New York: J.H. Colton, No. 172 William Street. 1861. Entered ... One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-six ... Entered ... 1860, by J.H. Colton ... New York.
Pub Note:
Color. Relief shown by hachures. U.S. and N.A. maps show 1st Colorado territory. Also shows narrow, long, Nebraska. New Mexico and Utah map still shows Colona for Colorado.
Pub List No:
2441.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
103
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
2441002.jp2
Authors:
Colton, G.W.
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Frontispiece: Colton's General Atlas, Containing One Hundred And Eighty Steel Plate Maps A...
